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Andy Jackson at the end of his run from John o'Groats to Land's EndPhil Monckton/PA

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He endured unseasonably hot weather while running in a Mr Happy costumePhil Monckton/PA

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Last updated at 5:50PM, May 9 2011

A runner defied some of the warmest spring temperatures the UK has ever
experienced to complete a 1,000-mile run from John o’Groats to Land’s End
today, all while dressed as the Mr Men character Mr Happy.

Andy Jackson, 26, finished his run in 71 days, running at an average of 22
miles a day, including the London Marathon on April 17, to raise money for
the charity Children with Leukaemia.

As he finished in Cornwall today, he admitted that the warm temperatures and
dry weather in March, April and May, had made the run even more gruelling
than it would